When crews first arrived at the home on Route 25A Wednesday afternoon, the house was engulfed in flames and firefighters thought there might be someone trapped inside. Fortunately, they quickly learned that no one was home, and crews were forced to battle the fast-moving fire from outside.

"There was fire from every window and every floor," said Wentworth Fire Chief Jeff Ames. "We had a fully-involved structure and the building in one area was starting to slowly collapse, so we went to exterior tactics only."

Ames said it appeared that several pets in the basement died in the fire.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation Wednesday evening. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a logging truck parked behind the house.

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